Air Astana eyes joint venture with Italy’s Neos – Business Traveller
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Air Astana eyes joint venture with Italy’s Neos – Business Traveller

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Air Astana Group, the largest airline group in Central Asia and the Caucasus regions by revenue and fleet size, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Neos, the second largest airline from Italy and part of the Alpitour group, to enter a strategic partnership. The deal will encompass several areas of cooperation, including a codeshare…

Air Astana launches second route from Seoul – Business Traveller
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Air Astana launches second route from Seoul – Business Traveller

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Air Astana has switched to its summer flight schedule, which sees the resumption of several scheduled and seasonal services, as well as increases to the frequency of flights to a number of international destinations. Air Astana is resuming nonstop service between Astana and Seoul Incheon, complementing its daily 767 flights between Almaty and the South…

Asia-Pacific passenger numbers at only 72 per cent of pre-Covid levels – Business Traveller
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Asia-Pacific passenger numbers at only 72 per cent of pre-Covid levels – Business Traveller

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Preliminary traffic figures for the full calendar year 2023 released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed robust growth in international passenger demand, underpinned by strong appetite for travel following the removal of the region’s remaining pandemic-related travel restrictions. For the year, the region’s airlines recorded a 161 per cent increase in the…

Air Astana aims to build 80-aircraft fleet – Business Traveller
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Air Astana aims to build 80-aircraft fleet – Business Traveller

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The Air Astana Group fleet has grown to 50 aircraft following the arrival of a new Airbus A321 neo from the manufacturer’s assembly line in Hamburg, Germany. The latest A321 neo cabin features Airbus’ new “Airspace Cabin” in economy class, which offers larger overhead lockers and a “moonlight” cabin lighting system that was previously only…

Air Astana grows network to 50 routes – Business Traveller
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Air Astana grows network to 50 routes – Business Traveller

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Kazakh flag carrier Air Astana expanded its route network in 2023 with new service launches and increased frequencies to destinations in China, India, Central and Southeast Asia, the Caucasus, Mediterranean, Middle East and the United Kingdom. The Almaty-based airline currently operates 50 routes to 34 destinations and carried 4.4 million passengers for the period from…